Ukraine accuses Russian troops of rape

Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba on Friday accused Russian troops of raping women and backed a call for the creation of a special tribunal to punish Moscow’s aggression. “We have numerous cases

FRANCE: Putin must be convinced to stop the war

No effort should be spared to convince Russia’s Vladimir Putin, to lay down arms and prevent the Ukraine conflict from spreading, said French Ambassador to Cyprus Salina Grenet-Catalano. She told the Cyprus

Cyprus inflation rises to 6.6%

Petrol prices, electricity, fruit and vegetables have driven inflation up in February to 6.6%,  according to the Cyprus Statistical Service. In February 2022, the Consumer Price Index increased by 1.27 units to

COVID19: Safe Pass scrapped for shopping

Cyprus is one step away from lifting all COVID-19 restrictions as the government decided to scrap the Safe Pass for short-stay areas like shops and shorten quarantine time for positive cases from

Unemployment dropped to 6.3% in Q4

Unemployment dropped to 6.3% in the fourth quarter of 2021 from 8% in the same period the year before as the economy recovers from COVID lockdowns, the Cyprus Statistical Service said. The

COVID19: Two deaths as cases dip to 2,000

Cyprus reported two coronavirus deaths on Thursday, daily cases dipped closer to the 2,000 marker to 2,046, as the rate of hospitalisations dropped marginally to 144 while critical cases rose to 33,